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Posted: Mar 01, 2024

Tartans Win Final Point to Beat Stevens Tech

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Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Raghav Jangbahadur / Daniel Kong def. Olof Persson / Sebastian Wroe 8-6
  • Aashi Kulakarni / Vivek Harinarayan def. Akshay Joshi / Derek Wong 8-7 (14-12)
  • Nicholas Wernink / Theodore Gershon def. Max-William Kanz / Andrew He 8-5
Singles
  • Raghav Jangbahadur def. Aashi Kulakarni 6-3, 6-4
  • Vivek Harinarayan def. Nadim Motaghedi 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
  • Daniel Kong def. Andrew He 7-5, 6-4
  • Sebastian Wroe def. Nicholas Wernink 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
  • Max-William Kanz def. Chaitanya Irkar 6-4, 6-3
  • Akshay Joshi def. Samvid Andhare 7-6 (7-5), 6-1

(SWARTHMORE, Pa.) — The 22nd-ranked Carnegie Mellon University men's tennis team traveled to Swarthmore College to compete against Stevens Institute of Technology on Friday, March 1. The Tartans beat Stevens Tech with a final score of 5-4. 

How it Happened

  • The Tartans picked up doubles victories in the first and third positions. Freshmen Raghav Jangbahadur and Daniel Kong won 8-6 at number one doubles. Senior Nicholas Wernink and freshman Theodore Gershon won 8-5 at number three doubles.
  • In singles play, Jangbahadur won at first singles with a 6-3, 6-4 score to give the Tartans a 3-1 lead.
  • Kong won at third singles with a score of 7-5, 6-4 just ahead of Stevens picking up a three-set win at second singles.
  • Sophomore Akshay Joshi won the deciding point with the score tied up at 4-all with a sixth singles score of 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.  

Up Next

  • The Tartans will continue competing at Swarthmore College on Saturday, March 2 starting at 10:00 a.m.